Phone Comparison - Google Pixel 3 vs Google Pixel 3a vs Nokia G21

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general General Info

Manufacturer Google Google Nokia
Announced October 2018 2019, May February 2022
Status Available - November 2018 Available. Released 2019, May Coming Soon - March 2022
Price Rs. 59,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] - -
Colors Clearly White, Just Black, Not Pink Clearly White, Just Black, Not Pink Nordic Blue, Dusk
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 145.6 x 68.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.73 x 2.69 x 0.31 in)
151.3 x 70.1 x 8.2 mm
(5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 in)
164.6 x 75.9 x 8.5 mm
(6.48 x 2.99 x 0.33 in)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz) 147 g (5.19 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM card & eSIM Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - International
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - LATAM
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - International
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
)
Notification LED Yes Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 11
Processor Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 385 Silver), Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) Octa-Core (2 x 2GHz Kryo 360 + 6 x 1.7GHz Kryo 360), Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670 Octa-core (2x1.6 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55), Unisoc T606 (12 nm)
GPU Adreno 630 Adreno 615 Mali-G57 MP1
RAM 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 64/128 GB 32/64 GB 128 GB
External Memory No No microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type P-OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 P-OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 HD+ IPS LCD Screen
90Hz Refesh Rate
400 nits (typ)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.6 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2160 pixels (439 ppi) 1080 x 2220 pixels (441 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (270 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 78.64% 74.99% 81.61%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no yes yes
Radio No No Unspecified
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12.2 MP 12.2 MP 50 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
Flash Dual-LED Flash Dual-LED Flash LED Flash
Features 12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Auto-HDR, Panorama
12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Auto-HDR, Panorama
50 MP, (wide), PDAF
2 MP, (macro)
2 MP, (depth)
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 19mm (ultrawide)
no AF, Auto-HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, f/1.8, 28mm PDAF
No AF, Auto-HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, (wide)
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/75 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/75 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 4 GB RAM Or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM Or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM eMMC 5.1
Expandable Storage No No microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor not present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 18W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 18W
Capacity 2915 mAh 3000 mAh 5050 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -